U.S. Markets Rose Thursday; Carpenter Technology Topped Leaders

Stock indexes in the U.S. rose Thursday as the rose 0.89%. Meanwhile, the gained 0.58%, and the added 0.31%.

Small-cap stocks, as per the , gained 1.22%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was down 6.99%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Carpenter Technology Corp. (CRS), was the biggest leader during the session, soaring 22.64%, and Sandisk Corp. (SNDK) surged 13.68%. Dow Inc. (DOW) rounded out the top three leaders on Thursday, with shares jumping 12.97%.

Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) posted the largest decline, tumbling 17.40%, followed by Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) shares, which fell 8.72%. Shares of United Rentals Inc. (URI) fell 7.78%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.26%, while gold futures were up 1.67%. slipped 0.20% to $110,048.

The 10-Year Treasury yield rose to 4.008%.

Stock indexes in Asia were mixed, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index down 1.35% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index up 0.22%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index steady and the FTSE 100 Index gaining 0.67% from the previous close.

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